diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/notes.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/notes.ts
index fcd61319b8..2475d0865f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/notes.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/users/notes.ts
@@ -67,13 +67,8 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 		throw e;
 	});
 
-	const cte = makePaginationQuery(
-		Notes.createQueryBuilder("n"),
-		ps.sinceId,
-		ps.untilId,
-		ps.sinceDate,
-		ps.untilDate,
-	)
+	const cte =
+		Notes.createQueryBuilder("n")
 		.select(`"n"."id"`, "id")
 		.andWhere("n.userId = :userId", { userId: user.id });
 
@@ -97,7 +92,13 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, me) => {
 		);
 	}
 
-	const query = Notes.createQueryBuilder("note")
+	const query = makePaginationQuery(
+		Notes.createQueryBuilder("note"),
+		ps.sinceId,
+		ps.untilId,
+		ps.sinceDate,
+		ps.untilDate,
+	)
 		.addCommonTableExpression(cte, "noteCte");
 
 	query.andWhere(`"note"."id" IN` + query.subQuery()